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Introducing philosophy by Dave Robinson ( Book )
17 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 501 libraries worldwide
Brief text commenting on the origins of philosophical inquiry and the major questions which philosophy attempts to answer accompanies cartoon-type illustrations recounting the teachings of the most important philopsphers.

Introducing Plato by Dave Robinson ( Book )
9 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 303 libraries worldwide

Introducing Wittgenstein by John M Heaton ( Book )
9 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and Hebrew and held by 262 libraries worldwide
"Ludwig Wittgenstein has captured the popular imagination as the modern Socrates, the fascinating master of enigmatic reasoning who, with his icy logic, convinced Bertrand Russell that there was a hippo in the room. He is an icon of modernism, but what did he really say?" "In Introducing Wittgenstein we meet a strange man, a rigorous logician who prized poetry above philosophy, who inherited a fortune and gave it away, who sought death in the trenches of the First World War, a great teacher who advised his students to give up philosophy, a solitary man who nonetheless inspired lifelong friendships. We are also given a clear and accessible guide to Wittgenstein's central work, the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, a glacier of logic, and his later, friendlier Philosophical Investigations. Here is an accessible introduction for anyone baffled by the complexity or intrigued by the reputation of this great 20th-century philosopher."--BOOK JACKET.

Introducing Lacan by Darian Leader ( Book )
11 editions published between 1995 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 252 libraries worldwide
Jacques Lacan is now taking his place as a major psychoanalytical theorist alongside Freud, Jung and Klein. Darian Leader, a practising psychoanalyst and senior lecturer in psychoanalytic studies at England's Leeds University, clarifies the central ideas of Lacanian theory. He guides the reader through Lacan's early studies of paranoia, and on to his analytical innovations - including the incorporation of structural linguistics into Freudianism. For anyone intrigued by Lacan's ideas but discouraged by the apparent arcane quality of his writings, here is the ideal introduction.

Introducing feminism by Cathia Jenainati ( Book )
3 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 179 libraries worldwide
This is a guide to the struggle for women's rights - a stormy history of conservative male opposition from the outside and disagreements within the movement.

Introducing Aristotle by Robert Woodfin ( Book )
2 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in English and held by 164 libraries worldwide
Presents an introduction to the thought of ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, focusing on his theories of aesthetics and logic. Uses a comib book format.

Introducing Chomsky by John C Maher ( Book )
4 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and Korean and held by 160 libraries worldwide

Lévi-Strauss for beginners by Boris Wiseman ( Book )
6 editions published between 1997 and 2000 in English and Spanish and held by 145 libraries worldwide

Chomsky for beginners by John Christopher Maher ( Book )
1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 144 libraries worldwide
"The epoch-making theories of linguist Noam Chomsky maintain that the human brain has an innate language faculty, and that part of this biological endowment is a "universal grammar", a theory of principles common to all languages. Thus, all human languages and the ways in which children learn them are similar." "Introducing Chomsky traces Chomsky's understanding of the cognitive recognition involved in the use of language, and the technical apparatus needed to represent it. The book also describes Chomsky's radical critique of the institutions of power and the pathways of oppression, and his commitment to freedom and justice."--BOOK JACKET.

Introducing Bertrand Russell by Dave Robinson ( Book )
4 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 139 libraries worldwide